Events

Confused by the U.S. Olympic qualification rules? We were too, so we asked an expert.

Who does Sarah Groff think will make the U.S. Olympic team? We ask her.

The ITU World Triathlon Series race taking place in San Diego is only the second time a U.S. city has hosted a round of the series.

Helen Jenkins is using the San Diego race as a preparation race for this summer's Olympic Games, where she will be a favorite to medal.

A top finish in San Diego should cement Erin Densham's position on Australia's Olympic team.

Jorgensen, who has already claimed her spot on the 2012 U.S. Olympic team, is looking for her first ITU WTS win.

This weekend's ITU World Triathlon Series San Diego race holds to key to several athletes' Olympic dreams.

"I'm fitter than I've ever been in my life."

Meet the American athletes who will be looking to nab a spot on the Olympic start line this weekend in San Diego.

Manny Huerta has been training on an active volcano in Costa Rica.

The USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship race from the perspective of female winner Marissa Ferrante of Stanford.

Get a feel for the toughness and determination required to win the Wildflower Long Course Triathlon with this video race recap.

The event will play an important role in who makes it to the 2012 London Olympics start line.

Jesse Thomas defended his title at the 2012 Wildflower Triathlon. Heather Jackson won the women's race and broke the course record.

Hear from the entire Wildflower Long Course Triathlon podium, including winners Jesse Thomas and Heather Jackson.

Armstrong had his slowest bike split of the three 70.3s he's competed in this year on the notoriously tough St. Croix course.

Greg Bennett and Kelly Williamson took the victories at Sunday's Rev3 Knoxville Triathlon.

Bermuda's Flora Duffy and Belgium's Simon De Cuyper earned their first ITU World Cup victories in hot and humid conditions.

Watch American Heather Jackson cross the Wildflower Long Course Triathlon finish line.

Watch American Jesse Thomas cross the Wildflower Long Course Triathlon finish line.

Amateurs, collegiate triathletes and Chris McCormack raced each other at Wildflower's Olympic-distance race.

Lance Armstrong finished on the podium to earn valuable points toward his goal of qualifying for the Ironman World Championship.

Greg Bennett and Kelly Williamson took the wins at today’s Rev3 Knoxville Triathlon by outrunning the competition.

While this year's Ironman Australia event didn't feature its usual deep pro fields, it did showcase an exciting race.

The notoriously tough race will be a 70.3 starting in 2013.

Watch the women's swim start from the 2012 Avia Wildflower Long Course Triathlon.

Watch the men's swim start from the 2012 Avia Wildflower Long Course Triathlon.

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The American, who used to be known for her dominance on the bike, took the Wildflower win with the fastest run split of the women.

American Linsey Corbin talks about her second-place finish at the 2012 Wildflower Long Course Triathlon.

Long-course specialist Jordan Rapp got off the bike with Jesse Thomas and turned in a solid run to finish second.

South African James Cunnama came into Wildflower after a long break due to injury and was happy with his third-place finish.

Great Britain's Leanda Cave talks about her first race back since catching an illness at February's Ironman 70.3 Panama event.

Jesse Thomas made it back-to-back wins at Lake San Antonio, while Heather Jackson had the breakthrough win she's been looking for.

The 70.3 specialist talks about the frustrating start to her season and her strategy at Wildflower.

Despite the heavy race weekend, the Wildflower race organizers have managed to assemble a top-notch pro field.

The 2012 Wildflower Long Course Triathlon features one of the most scenic and remote run courses in the world.

The pro triathlete will be racing at Wildflower this weekend as her first race back after surviving a horrific car accident.

Despite the hype surrounding Lance Armstrong’s return to St. Croix, he’s not a shoe-in for the win.

For the first time in three years the Challenge Roth Triathlon will not feature Chrissie Wellington on the start list.

The HITS Triathlon Series stopped in Marble Falls, Texas over the weekend.

Twelve American athletes will be competing for three Olympic spots at next week's ITU Triathlon Series race in San Diego, Calif.

To Jess Thomas, Wildflower represents triathlon in its purest, raddest form. Here are his tips for getting the most out of your day.

Jesse Thomas and Leanda Cave took the 2011 titles, and both will be back to try to defend this weekend in California.

Whitfield also talked about his plan to make the jump to longer-distance races.

The International Triathlon Union has continued its goal of one day including the triathlon mixed relay in the Olympics.

The third round of the ITU World Cup season returns to Huatulco for the final world cup event within the Olympic Qualification period.

We polled top pros to find out what grassroots tris they love to race—not for points or a prize purse, but for the love of the sport.

Great Britain's Liz Blatchford chats with Triathleteeurope.com about her Olympic dream.

Photos of a fast day (two course records were broken!) at the 2012 St. Anthony's Triathlon in Florida.

The field simply couldn't match the running speed of Ospaly and Haskins.

Here are 21 women who we think could contend for the podium on Sunday. Who do you think will take the win?

After three years of operating as a full-Ironman, the St. George event will be converted to a 70.3 starting in 2013.

Clarke says he needs a podium spot to be considered for the third and final spot on Great Britain's team.

The May 5 event will feature a sprint-distance triathlon and a duathlon. Online registration closes this Sunday, April 29.

The first year pro won Sunday's Ironman New Orleans 70.3, beating out the likes of Mirinda Carfrae, Caitlin Snow and Heather Wurtele.

The 2012 St. Anthony's Triathlon will host one of the toughest non-drafting Olympic-distance fields of the year.

The Olympic selection process for the Australian triathlon team has taken another dramatic turn.

Lance Armstrong has added another race to his schedule in his quest to qualify for October's Ironman World Championship.

The University of Colorado dominated the team competition.

Trevor Wurtele and Sarah Piampiano won today's Ironman 70.3 New Orleans, which was turned into a duathlon due to weather conditions.

Six-time Ironman world champion Natascha Badmann turned in an impressive mark by winning Ironman South Africa at the age of 45.

Canada's Kathy Tremblay and France's David Hauss both claimed breakthrough ITU World Cup wins in Japan on Sunday.

Spain's Javier Gomez stormed the run and left nothing to chance at the 2012 Eilat ETU Triathlon European Championships.

Colorado wins third team title.

Do you worry about getting “choked out” the day before your races? Yeah, we didn’t think so.

Nicola Spirig won an enthralling and captivating race to become European Champion for a third time.

Right now, the men are solidly fifth, the women seventh, but should hold their positions.

Despite a lack of time, cash and opportunities to train outdoors, the MSU Tri Club expects another top result at USAT Collegiate Nationals.

Olympic-bound Sarah Groff writes about her sporting experiences before discovering triathlon.

New Zealand's Olympic squad was announced on Wednesday, April 18th.

New Zealand's athletes are no longer playing the waiting game.

The second round of the ITU World Cup season returns to Ishigaki for the 17th straight year in 2012.

American ITU athletes Jarrod Shoemaker and Matt Chrabot headline Inside Triathlon’s preview of the U.S. Olympic Trials.

The 2012 European Championships offer two guaranteed Olympic spots allocated to the countries of the winners.

Erin Densham and Steffen Justus surprised the pre-race favorites with victories in Sydney.

On Sunday, World Triathlon Corporation announced which lucky athletes won slots to the 2012 Ironman World Championship.

Defending champs Filip Ospaly and Sarah Haskins will take on one of the toughest Olympic-distance (non-drafting) fields of the year.

Australia's selection committee has a tough decision ahead.

Denmark's Rasmus Henning retained his title at today’s Challenge Fuerteventura with a convincing win 3:57:16 win.

Ivan Vasiliev's sixth place will go far in Russia's bid to secure three Olympic country spots.

Densham's win puts the Australian Olympic selectors in a pickle.

Fresh off a decisive victory at Ironman 70.3 California, Melanie McQuaid is pumped for the start of the Xterra season.

There are more than podium spots up for grabs in Sydney this Saturday.

Celebrities were out in full force and it was ITU stars Javier Gomez who came out with the victories.

Here are the 30 athletes we think have a good chance at taking gold, silver or bronze in August.

No New Zealand male has so far earned an automatic spot for London.

The hip injury that plagued Paula Findlay throughout 2011 may still be an issue.

The women will kick off the action on Friday, May 11, with the men following on Saturday, May 12.